120 mph Sustained East Winds 04-16-07

Strong and gusty winds from the east threaten the integrity of the front airlock.

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[miguelisms]

@gamerpro1223

like a paper bag!! lol

[gamerpro1223]

ifi jumped i could fly :o

[wildbill6976]

All the buildings on the summit are chained to the ground. They even built a few traps up there to keep vehicles and such from blowing away...

[nick0257]

is that a random snowboard lol

[vgamer999]

yes

[IQ136]

Is this Mount Washington NH?

[dcabrer1]

that is crazy

[cottenmonkey93]

I wanna be up there when that happens! it would be intense!

[bob3386gary]

that was the noreaster were winds were out ofthe east and everything iced up real bad up there, we had roads closed and beach erosion here down in Hampton. Awesome video!

[bob3386gary]

I remember I saw that video on WMUR a few months ago. That was the storm the winds were out of the bad nor easter were winds were out of the east not the west like usual and alot of the things that dont usually get iced up got iced up like one of the temp. sensors.